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Designing Research Assignments That Enhance Student Research Skills, Kathleen Oakey
Designing Research Assignments That Enhance Student Research Skills, Kathleen Oakey
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Hi, I’m Kathleen. I have worked as an academic librarian at Sheridan College in Ontario, Canada for the past 13 years. In my role, I help International and domestic students find, evaluate, and use information sources ethically for their research assignments.
This handbook is the culmination of an 8-month sabbatical project to create an open educational resource that supports research assignment design at post-secondary institutions in Ontario.
Well Series Handbook, Joan Sweeney-Marsh, Elyse Redquest
Well Series Handbook, Joan Sweeney-Marsh, Elyse Redquest
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The Well Series was conceived at Sheridan College in summer 2020 in response to the sudden move from in-person to online classes at the start of the COVID pandemic. A differentiator in post-secondary institutions, the self-directed modules are designed to support student in their academic success from pre-arrival to graduation. This handbook is meant to be a guide of all things Well Series, from module creation and governance to assessment and communications.
Simultaneous Learning About Research And Filmmaking: Informed Learning And Research Guides, Shelley Woods, Kathleen Cummins
Simultaneous Learning About Research And Filmmaking: Informed Learning And Research Guides, Shelley Woods, Kathleen Cummins
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Christine Bruce has written extensively about informed learning. Informed learning is “using information, creatively and reflectively, in order to learn” (2008, Preface). Bruce writes about informed learning as it relates to information literacy. Librarians, working collaboratively with professors, often develop research guides to teach information literacy skills, and to organize and present program, course, assignment or topic specific resources. Research is essential to documentary filmmaking. This chapter is a case study that describes how the History of Non-Fiction Film research guide that we created aligns with the three principles and seven faces of informed learning.
Designing A Library Orientation For First Year Students With Disabilities Through The Steps Program, Jamie L. Goodfellow, Janice Galloway
Designing A Library Orientation For First Year Students With Disabilities Through The Steps Program, Jamie L. Goodfellow, Janice Galloway
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Sheridan College is a diploma and degree granting institution with three campuses in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada, with an estimated population of 21,000 full-time students.
During each academic year, Sheridan Library participates in a variety of orientation sessions for specific faculties, programs and departments. In 2014 the library’s approach to orientation programming changed when it sought to increase its focus on the quality of the first year experience and introduced a First Year Experience Librarian. A ‘First Year Library Team’ was created with representatives from various student-centered departments across the college with the goal of supporting academic …